The number of confirmed cases in a single day is approaching 6,000. Today (17th), Hong Kong added 5,757 confirmed cases, including 194 imported cases. A total of 1,875 confirmed patients were hospitalized in public hospitals, including 273 new hospitalized cases, and a total of 33 critical cases. There were 33 serious cases and 4 more deaths.
Hong Kong added 5,162 confirmed cases yesterday (16th), the third time since the rebound in May that it recorded more than 5,000 cases in a single day.
A total of 1,813 confirmed patients have been hospitalized, and 200 patients have been admitted to the hospital every day in recent days, threatening the services of the public medical system.
The condition of the 2-year-old, 3-month-old boy who was in critical condition has improved and he is no longer required to intubate his throat. He has changed from critical to stable. Another 5-year-old and 9-month-old girl who is hospitalized in Tuen Mun Hospital is still in critical condition.
Overview of yesterday's epidemic:
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8.16｜More than 5,000 more cases were added in the past two weeks, children aged 3 to 9 years old accounted for 5.5%
▼On August 16, the Hospital Authority taught the correct wearing of masks and the risk of infection in children▼
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▼On August 16th, the first enclosure of Fu'an Garden in Ma'anshan was forcibly inspected▼
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The government sent 230,000 quick test kits for positive sewage in Yau Tong Village, No. 8 Qinan, Ocean One, etc.
[17:13] The government stated that some districts in Kwun Tong, Shatin, Tai Po and Wong Tai Sin have tested positive for sewage, and the virus load is relatively high, indicating that there may be hidden patients in the premises. Distributed 230,000 rapid antigen test kits, including Yau Tong Estate, Ocean One and Peninsula East in Yau Tong, Golden Lion Garden Phase 1 in Shatin, Shuang Fung Street Market in Wong Tai Sin and residential areas nearby.
▼August 17 Partial sewage positive buildings▼
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[17:11] Liu Jiaxian said that the 27-month-old baby boy who was in critical condition and had to be inserted into the throat has improved and stabilized yesterday, and does not need to use a ventilator. He left the intensive care ward and was transferred to the general pediatric isolation ward. Genetic analysis temporarily shows that it is BA .2. Another case of a 5-year-old 9-month-old girl who is still in critical condition and is hospitalized in the Children's Intensive Care Unit of Tuen Mun Hospital.
[17:09] Liu Jiaxian said that the number of confirmed and hospitalized cases has gradually increased since the beginning of July, and it has risen more rapidly from the middle to the end of July. He is worried that the number of elderly people in the community and the number of infections will increase, and the chances of the elderly being infected will increase. Three injections, there is a chance to be admitted to the hospital for treatment. I hope to prepare a hospital bed. When there is a need for admission, I can be admitted to the hospital as soon as possible. The second stage of the hospital bed mobilization plan. Currently, there are more than 270 newly diagnosed admissions every day, and the third stage is required to reach 300. , Prepare hospital beds, and the most important thing is to mobilize non-urgent services, non-urgent surgery, scheduled surgery, or non-urgent services, such as endoscopy, will be delayed to increase manpower and beds.
[16:59] There are 74 new cases reported by schools, involving 48 schools. It is recommended that 4 schools have classes suspended for a week:
1) (Kwun Tong) Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Cheng Keng Keen Kindergarten: 2 students and 1 teacher in K2 class were positive
2) (Sai Kung) Xin Yan Kindergarten: There are 11 students in K1A class, and two students are diagnosed
3) Victoria (Ho Man Tin) International Kindergarten: There are 19 students in K1A1 morning class, and 2 students are positive
4) (Kowloon City) American International School (AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PRIMARY Branch): There are four EC1P students in the kindergarten part, and two of them are positive
[16:55] Au Jiarong, chief doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said that there were 5,757 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (17th), including 194 imported cases.
In terms of variant virus strains, suspected BA.4/5 accounted for 24.5%, most of them belonged to BA.5, and suspected BA.2.12.1 accounted for 7.4%.
Among the genetic analysis cases, about 10% of BA.5 are 60 to 69 years old, 5% are 70 to 79 years old, and 3% are over 80 years old.
The Feicui Home for the Elderly in the Southern District has 7 residents and 2 employees infected with the virus. The home has 5 floors, with a total of 88 residents and 41 employees. Initially, an enrolled nurse tested positive and received 4 injections. Last went to work on August 14. Yesterday, another nurse was positive. He had received 3 injections and had no symptoms. He worked on different floors. 7 residents, including 3 cases, were tested positive yesterday, and the remaining four were tested for nucleic acid today. Positive, 5 have received three injections, distributed on different floors, and the entire hospital needs to be evacuated.
[16:42] Liu Jiaxian said that the number of elderly people infected with the disease has increased, and a quarter of the confirmed cases in the community are elderly people with more than 60. Since the beginning of June, the number of new hospital admissions has increased, and it has remained between 20 to 30 or 30 to 30 from the beginning of June to the middle. At the level of 40 people, the number of cases has been rising. As of yesterday, 172 elderly people were confirmed to be admitted to the hospital, accounting for 60% of the 273 new admissions. At present, 80% of the confirmed patients in hospital are over 60, 1,875 patients are in hospital, and 1,501 are 60 years old. Above, among the 65 critical and critical patients, 82% are elderly.
[16:35] One of the deceased was a 52-year-old female who did not have any injections. She had liver cancer and spread to the lymph nodes. She went to the emergency room on August 3 for bloating, yellow gallbladder and fatigue. The virus test was positive. CT scan He was admitted to the hospital at 19. He was prescribed oral medication, and dealt with belly bloating and other problems caused by liver cancer. On August 11, he was transferred to Haven's Hospital for liver cancer treatment. He passed away yesterday.
[16:30] Liu Jiaxian, Chief Administrative Manager of the Hospital Authority, said that today (17th), a total of 1,875 confirmed patients were hospitalized in public hospitals in Hong Kong, including 273 new admissions, 33 critical cases, 33 serious cases, and more. 4 people died.
He Bailiang advocates the cancellation of the grace period for the third shot of the vaccine and calls on patients over 60 to take the new crown oral drug
[12:26] The epidemic continues. He Bailiang, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong, said today (17th) that the most urgent thing in Hong Kong is to cancel the 6-month grace period for the third dose of the vaccine, and the elderly and children who have not completed the vaccination Avoid entering high-risk areas.
Regarding the relaxation of the Hospital Authority to prescribe new crown oral drugs to all patients over the age of 60, He Bailiang pointed out that they should take them regardless of whether they have symptoms.
Happy to see the business sector welcome the 3+4 quarantine arrangement
[11:14] The Chief Executive, Li Jiachao, said in his speech at the Hong Kong Summit today (17th) that he has been in office for about a month and a half, during which he introduced the "3+4" quarantine arrangement. He is very happy to see many business people welcome the relevant measures.
He also said that he heard the voices of the business community wishing to clear customs with the mainland, stressing that connecting with the world and customs clearance in the mainland are not opposites. The goal is to facilitate tourists without bringing additional risks to the mainland epidemic.
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No cruise ships have returned to Hong Kong for the past 3 months, Yao Boliang urged to remove the circuit breaker
[10:54] In response to the decline of the epidemic, the previous government implemented the second phase of relaxation of social distancing measures from May. The cruise ship "High Seas Cruise" was approved to resume operations in the second half of the same month. Some cruise ships have withdrawn from Hong Kong and even went bankrupt.
Representatives of the tourism industry met yesterday (16th) with the Deputy Director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Li Xia Yin, to discuss the relaxation of quarantine restrictions and circuit breaker mechanisms for cruise travel, so as to facilitate the resumption of "high seas travel" as soon as possible, with the goal of returning cruise ships to Hong Kong in the fourth quarter.
Yao Pak-leung, a member of the Legislative Council of the tourism industry, said that with a circuit breaker mechanism, it would be difficult to attract large cruise lines to return to Hong Kong to operate. He hoped that the government's epidemic prevention thinking could keep pace with the times and use other epidemic prevention measures to replace the circuit breaker mechanism.
3+4 isolation | Chen Guoji pointed out that the effect is good: if conditions are ripe, it will continue to relax
[10:52] Chief Secretary for Administration Chan Kwok-kee led a number of officials to the Legislative Council this morning (17th) to hold the second "front office exchange meeting" with members.
Chen Guoji said later that he has not stopped discussing customs clearance with the mainland and will announce details in due course.
As for customs clearance with other places, Chen Guoji pointed out that the government had implemented the "3+4" isolation plan earlier, which had a good effect and low risk to the society. In the future, it depends on the development of the epidemic. both help.
▼On August 15th, Yang Hebeiyin visited the Children's Hospital to inspect the vaccination status of children▼
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▼On August 11, the Kowloon Women's Federation held a new crown vaccination day for adults and children▼
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▼On August 6, infants and young children at Guanyong Vaccination Center will hit Kexing▼
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Ma On Shan Fook On Garden Block 1 unblocked, 9 positive and 12 uncertain cases found
[09:15] Yesterday (16th) evening, the government enclosed the first block of Fu'an Garden in Ma'anshan for mandatory testing. The operation was completed at about 9:00 this morning (17th), and 790 people were tested, of which 9 positive test cases were found , and 12 cases with indeterminate test results, the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health will arrange for follow-up.
A girl with a rare long-term new crown sequelae is temporarily blinded for tens of seconds a day and the cases of roaring disorder have soared
[06:00] Recently, the number of confirmed cases in children has continued to rise, and the number of deaths and severe cases has increased, as well as the long-term sequelae of the new crown after recovery. Among the new crown cases, some patients have the sequelae of daily brief loss of vision.
As for the cases of roaring disorder, there has also been an increase. Recently, cases will be reported every day or every other day.
Guan Rihua, a consultant doctor of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Children at Princess Margaret Hospital, said that when a child develops symptoms, parents should not hesitate and take their child to seek medical treatment as soon as possible. Early vaccination of the new crown vaccine can also effectively prevent acute complications or sequelae after infection.
School starts | The HA teaches quick tests, the better the better, how to wear masks and how to clean hands
[06:00] The summer vacation has just started, but the school is also about to start. The Hospital Authority provides infection control advice for students and parents to return to school.
Chen Yingfei, a senior nurse (infectious disease center) at Princess Margaret Hospital, reminded parents that it is not the better to test their children quickly, and more importantly, to circle the nostrils to collect enough secretions.
Students must wear masks in school, close to the face, fully cover the mouth, nose and chin, and keep their hands clean at all times to prevent the spread of the virus.
▼Regal Kowloon Hotel quarantined guests to leave early on August 11▼
Epidemic ｜The number of confirmed cases under 3 years old increased by 30%, the variant BA.4/5 trend, the mainstream health department predicts that the outbreak of severe cases in young children ｜ 11 more people died, 5-year-old girl still in critical condition, 27-month-old boy turned stable and two children in PICU infected Liu Yulong in critical condition later: If severe or there are after-effects, there is no need for intensive care. The department will resume the new school year. More than 40,000 foreign freshmen MPs urge to increase the number of new places in Hong Kong. Use idle isolation facilities to quarantine an average of 200 quick-test positive patients per day. The platform fails to receive isolation orders. More 54 yellow code people infected with the epidemic, the United Kingdom approves the use of Moderna's bivalent vaccine against Omicron He Boliang: The Hong Kong government may consider purchasing high seas tours | The tourism industry sees the Medical and Health Bureau to urge the relaxation of the circuit breaker mechanism for cruise ships and strive to resume the testing company in the fourth quarter. Blood products can be completed in 5 minutes to test the new crown and heart health at home
▼Compulsory testing announcement from August 10▼
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Compulsory testing | 65 buildings are listed on the list involving Dakeng mansion Shanglin, Peninsula Mansion, Junying, Hongjingtai and other confirmed buildings | 2622 new buildings including Jiafengtai and other 4 estates are added to the whole village, 17 buildings in Meifu New Village are on the list of Kingswood 245,000 people in the five districts were tested positive for sewage in the two housing estates of Shanzhuang and the whole fourth phase of Lang Cuiyuan, and 245,000 people in five districts were required to undergo rapid testing and compulsory testing. 10,000 applications for review and 29,000 people were successfully reversed. Today, they were issued 2,000 yuan consumer coupons. Consumer Council masks | Huang Fengxian urges manufacturers to do quality control He Bailiang: No need to wear two masks
▼On August 16th, the "Happiest Neon Light" Guan Nanhua skirt and gown signboard finally lit up before dismantling▼
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The person in charge of the dismantling of the "Happiest Neon Sign" in Guan Nam Hwa, Yau Ma Tei, on Wednesday lamented a pity: Immigrants without a history of exposure ︱ The school is about to start and the airport is now sent to the airport. Parents are leaving Hong Kong for their children: Hong Kong education has deteriorated
▼August 16th, the airport reappears the scene of farewelling immigrant relatives and friends▼
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